# Critical Mention: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/critical-mention

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [PR and media monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/pr-and-media-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 0% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "Critical Mention / TVEyes — Best for traditional/broadcast-only monitoring" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, PR)
- "Solid broadcast monitoring" (Kimi K2, PR)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Critical Mention, from 10 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- agilitypr.com: 6
- blog.hubspot.com: 6
- brand24.com: 6
- cision.com: 5
- g2.com: 5
- pr.co: 5
- aclipp.com: 4
- capterra.com: 4
- delve.news: 4
- linkedin.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://blog.hubspot.com/agency/tools-for-public-relations: 6
- https://brand24.com/blog/best-pr-monitoring-tools: 4
- https://aclipp.com/en/blog/best-pr-tools: 3
- https://cision.com/resources/insights/news-monitoring-tools: 3
- https://cloro.dev/blog/media-monitoring-tools: 3
- https://gartner.com/reviews/market/pr-and-media-monitoring-tools: 3
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/media-monitoring-showdown-which-tools-truly-deliver-muhammad-farhan-8gvee: 3
- https://marketintelligencetools.com/reports/media-monitoring-pricing: 3

## In its own words

What Critical Mention's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Best-in-class media monitoring service for TV, Radio, News, Podcasts and Social, and the most accurate media contact database in the industry. (https://criticalmention.com/)
- For: large PR agencies working with multiple clients; growing PR and communications firms; individual brands and entities; nonprofits; partners (https://www.criticalmention.com/pricing)
- Price stated: Contact us now for pricing. (https://www.criticalmention.com/pricing)
- Customers named: RBC Capital Markets, Weber Shandwick, Wichita State University, Shriners Hospital for Children, Hollywood Branded, Allied Universal, BOND Theatrical, Zion & Zion

## What it publishes

Every page criticalmention.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 444 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 292 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-03-17
- case study: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-12
- webinar or virtual event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-05-26
- Recent: 2026-01-12 case study: Allied universal https://www.criticalmention.com/blog/case-studies/allied-universal
- Recent: 2025-10-09 case study: Dysart https://www.criticalmention.com/blog/case-studies/dysart
- Recent: 2025-10-09 case study: Wichita state university https://www.criticalmention.com/blog/case-studies/wichita-state-university
- Recent: 2025-10-09 case study: Zion zion https://www.criticalmention.com/blog/case-studies/zion-zion
- Recent: 2025-10-09 case study: Bond https://www.criticalmention.com/blog/case-studies/bond
- Recent: 2022-05-26 news or press: Onclusive expands us footprint with critical mention https://www.criticalmention.com/blog/press-releases/onclusive-expands-us-footprint-with-critical-mention

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.
